• Doomsider@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    This is another dumb take. Cigarettes don’t cause cancer, they increase cancer risk.

    RFK is claiming he knows the cause of Autism not something that can increases its risks.

    The logic of this meme is sound.

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      8 hours ago

      You know how cigarettes increase cancer risk? They do it by causing cancer

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        8 hours ago

        We are here talking about RFK’s insistence that Tylenol causes Autism.

        Cigarettes don’t cause cancer as many people who smoke never get cancer. They do increase the risk of developing it though.

        Once again though, we are not talking about increased risk and nor is RFK.

        I can assure you I take smoking cigarettes seriously. In fact, I helped lobby to end smoking in bars and restaurants in my town and I was successful in doing so.

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      3 days ago

      This is giving some strong “bullets don’t kill people, it’s the blood loss and organ damage” and I don’t like it.

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        3 days ago

        Hey, I know reading comprehension may not be your thing and this is certainly not my fight. I will break it down one more time for clarity.

        RFK claims it CAUSES Autism. He does not claim merely it increases the risk.

        This meme stated quite logically that if it is the cause of Autism and Autism existed before the medication use was widespread, then clearly it does not cause Autism.

        Obviously it does not cause Autism, in fact I doubt it is even a risk factor for it. This is pseudo science bullshit that is being used to sell made up “treatments”.

        Frankly, people that are having a hard time with this are playing devil’s advocate, misinformed, or are MAHA.

        So what part of this are you not “getting”